justjoshinreads 's review for:

Calypso by David Sedaris

5.0

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Man, I love David Sedaris. His sardonic but heartfelt commentary on life makes me laugh and cry. This book is a reflection of his life in the era after one of his sisters dies by suicide. I’d heard him read some of the essays when I saw him a year and a half ago but most of the stories were new to me. I love his family and his anecdotes, I especially related to his bits about his fitness tracking (seriously what’s the point of walking up the stairs if it’s not being recorded?!) and growing older, and I had to stop many times and catch my breath because I was laughing so hard at his descriptions and scenarios. When I saw him recently we stayed after for book signing and it was seriously one of the best celebrity interactions ever. We talked about TV shows and recommended several to each other and my friend and I helped him with something on his Apple Watch. He signed my book “You will die one day” which I suppose is unavoidable. Another hilariously honest and honestly hilarious book by Mr. Sedaris. 5/5 stars ⭐️